| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) SF - John Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Meurer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Mason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 19:42 | High Point | Conrad Mason snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 19:38 | High Point | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Steven Meurer - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:25 | High Point | Conrad Mason drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Wright | 37-26 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 18:45 | High Point | John Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 18:43 | High Point | Conrad Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:28 | High Point | Steven Meurer clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-26 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | The jump hook by Matthew Lane is blocked by John Fischer | 40-26 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the follow up shot | 42-26 |
| 17:54 | High Point | Adam Vanslyke is called for the reach on Ronald Hayes - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Mott (SG), Jurica Zellefrow (SF), Masio Orji (C) Ronald Hayes, John Fischer, Conrad Mason | |
| 17:38 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 17:36 | High Point | Steven Meurer hits the follow up shot | 42-28 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Richard Burns buries a shot in the lane set up by Adam Vanslyke and he's fouled by Jurica Zellefrow - foul #2 on Jurica Zellefrow, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Raymond Haddix, Matthew Lane, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:05 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wright | 45-31 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | James Young double dribbles | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Hughes (PG) John Wright | |
| 16:34 | High Point | Steven Meurer blows the layup but he's fouled by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | High Point | John Fischer (SF), Conrad Mason (C) Jurica Zellefrow, Masio Orji | |
| 16:34 | High Point | Steven Meurer makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:34 | High Point | Steven Meurer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Conrad Mason swats the dunk try by Richard Burns | 45-33 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the follow up shot | 47-33 |
| 16:01 | High Point | Steven Meurer misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Mott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Meurer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 47-33 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-33 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns drills a driving attempt in the paint | 49-33 |
| 15:19 | High Point | Steven Meurer clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Gregory Roberts, Richard Burns, James Young, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG) Jeffrey Hughes, Robert Mott | |
| 15:19 | High Point | Steven Meurer makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 15:19 | High Point | Steven Meurer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Christopher Reny grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Conrad Mason - foul #3 on Conrad Mason, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow (SF), Masio Orji (PF), Randall Dempsey (C) John Fischer, Steven Meurer, Conrad Mason | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Clyde Pate banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix and the foul's on Ronald Hayes - foul #3 on Ronald Hayes, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:13 | High Point | Ronald Hayes scores on a floater from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Clyde Pate is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Clyde Pate, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 13:32 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow misses the fadeaway in the lane | 52-37 |
| 13:30 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-39 |
| 13:11 | High Point | The rebound goes to Masio Orji | 52-39 |
| 13:06 | High Point | John Wright double dribbles | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Christopher Reny, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Mott (SG), John Fischer (SF), Steven Meurer (PF), Conrad Mason (C) Ronald Hayes, Jurica Zellefrow, Masio Orji, Randall Dempsey | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-39 |
| 12:27 | High Point | Steven Meurer grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 12:20 | High Point | John Wright comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:18 | High Point | Conrad Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:00 | High Point | Steven Meurer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Wright | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Mott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Meurer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Conrad Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:49 | High Point | Conrad Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:44 | High Point | John Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Hughes (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), Jurica Zellefrow (SF), Masio Orji (C) John Wright, Robert Mott, John Fischer, Conrad Mason | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3rd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:29 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:14 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow clanks a shot from the left side | 53-42 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Haddix | 55-42 |
| 10:42 | High Point | Ronald Hayes is hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Christopher Reny, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Matthew Lane (SG) Raymond Haddix, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 10:20 | High Point | Jeffrey Hughes loses the dribble to Christopher Reny | 55-42 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Ronald Hayes - foul #4 on Ronald Hayes, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Robert Mott (SG), Randall Dempsey (C) Jeffrey Hughes, Ronald Hayes, Steven Meurer | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 10:00 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:55 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | High Point | John Fischer (SF), Conrad Mason (C) Masio Orji, Randall Dempsey | |
| 09:17 | High Point | John Fischer connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Robert Mott is called for the reach on Gregory Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mott, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | High Point | Steven Meurer (PF) Jurica Zellefrow | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | John Wright steals the ball from Gary Bradley | 55-44 |
| 08:56 | High Point | Robert Mott is fouled on the floor by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 08:56 | High Point | Robert Mott makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:56 | High Point | Robert Mott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) James Young | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 08:17 | High Point | Steven Meurer hits a jumpshot from the right side | 55-48 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Mott - foul #2 on Robert Mott, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Hughes (PG), Jurica Zellefrow (SG) John Wright, Robert Mott | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jurica Zellefrow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - John Fischer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Meurer (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Conrad Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | High Point | John Fischer scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the shot near the basket | 57-50 |
| 07:23 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:16 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hughes | 57-52 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 06:43 | High Point | Steven Meurer clanks a shot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 06:13 | High Point | Conrad Mason snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:06 | High Point | Jeffrey Hughes misses the driving attempt from close range | 59-52 |
| 06:05 | High Point | John Fischer pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:00 | High Point | Steven Meurer connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is fouled on the floor by John Fischer - foul #2 on John Fischer, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Raymond Haddix, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | High Point | John Wright (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), Masio Orji (PF), Randall Dempsey (C) Jeffrey Hughes, John Fischer, Steven Meurer, Conrad Mason | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 59-54 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Clyde Pate hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Reny | 61-54 |
| 05:09 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 05:09 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:09 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Young | 64-56 |
| 04:34 | High Point | Ronald Hayes knocks in the floater from the right side | 64-58 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Clyde Pate's fadeaway is rejected by Masio Orji | 64-58 |
| 04:16 | High Point | Masio Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 04:12 | High Point | Jeffrey Hall steals it from Jurica Zellefrow | 64-58 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | High Point | Steven Meurer (PF) Jurica Zellefrow | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Masio Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Meurer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Dempsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:44 | High Point | Randall Dempsey slams it home set up by John Wright | 64-60 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | James Young hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 03:11 | High Point | Randall Dempsey misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 66-60 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 02:46 | High Point | Steven Meurer gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:46 | High Point | High Point calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Gregory Roberts, James Young, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | High Point | John Fischer (SF), Conrad Mason (C) Masio Orji, Randall Dempsey | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | High Point | John Fischer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Mott (SG) Ronald Hayes | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Matthew Lane knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Adam Vanslyke | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:54 | High Point | Robert Mott's pass is intercepted by Richard Burns | 68-60 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the easy layup | 68-60 |
| 01:49 | High Point | Conrad Mason pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 01:43 | High Point | John Fischer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-60 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Lane and he's fouled by John Fischer - foul #3 on John Fischer, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Hughes (PG), Jurica Zellefrow (SF), Masio Orji (PF), Randall Dempsey (C) John Wright, John Fischer, Steven Meurer, Conrad Mason | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:06 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow is whistled for traveling | 71-60 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Robert Mott and the foul's on Christopher Reny - foul #4 on Christopher Reny, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| 00:44 | High Point | Jurica Zellefrow makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Reny and he's hacked by Masio Orji - foul #1 on Masio Orji, team foul #10 | 76-63 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:10 | High Point | Masio Orji double dribbles | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix runs out the clock | 77-63 |